Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has been declared the winner of Abia South Senatorial Election in the just concluded national assembly elections in the state.
Abaribe who ran on the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The lawmaker was declared winner in Aba on Tuesday, by the returning officer for the election Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi.
Abaribe polled a total of 49,693 votes to defeat his closest rivals and the candidate of the Labour Party Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, who got 43,903 votes while Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 28,422 votes.